In the brief silence, Chiba Ryouni did not reply but looked to his side, "Miss Izumi, I'll leave the outside to you."
"Certainly foolproof."
Izumi didn't mind being sent away, calmly left, and didn't forget to take the bottle of Yamazaki from the table.
Once the door was closed, only Chiba and Huai Shi were left in the silent, luxurious private room.
"Speaking of which, we haven't had such an intimate conversation before, Huaizhi-kun."
Chiba Ryouni took out another bottle of fine wine, poured a glass for Huai Shi, and sighed, "Originally, I intended to recruit you under my command, I felt we'd definitely have much in common, but unexpectedly, Old Man Tobio acted sooner."
Huai Shi frowned in confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Meanwhile, Chiba Ryouni raised his wine glass in a toast, drank it in one gulp, wiped the wine from his beard with his sleeve, and said bluntly, "I admire you very much, even now, I still admire you because you are different from others."
